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Exiled after a cruel betrayal causes her to fail her coming-of-age trial, Rasmira leaves her village for the treacherous wilds, where she meets fellow exiles Iric and Soren. Working together, they can accomplish their "mattugrs"--impossible tasks--and return to their villages, but Rasmira's mattugr is daunting: she must assassinate a god whose supernatural powers kill at a gesture. Growing self-confidence, humorous banter, and an incipient romance distinguish this fantasy adventure.
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Siren swashbuckler Alosa ([cf2[Daughter of the Pirate King) accomplished her mission for her father: obtaining the map to the siren island and its treasure. Back to captaining her mostly-female crew, Alosa needs help from alluring prisoner Riden to investigate new doubt in her ruthless father's intentions. Fans of book one will happily return to this watery other-world for more fantastical buccaneering adventure.
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Seventeen-year-old princess Alosa is an accomplished captain of an all-female pirate crew strong in combat. On a mission from her pirate king father, Alosa allows herself to be captured by a rival crew--though she hadn't bargained on the distraction of their hunky first mate, Riden. An intriguing gender-role-subverting adventure set in a fantasy world awash with swashbucklers and sirens.